Driver fled after fatal Henry Hudson Parkway crash
Police said one operator fled after a collision involving at least two vehicles on the Henry Hudson Parkway near West 96th Street; the official record dates the crash to 12:43 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2023.
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Police said one operator fled after a collision involving at least two vehicles on the Henry Hudson Parkway near West 96th Street; the official record dates the crash to 12:43 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2023, and records one pedestrian death and two motorist injuries. West Side Rag reported that the man was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said one operator fled.
Police responded at about 12:45 a.m. on Jan. 6 and found an adult man unconscious in the roadway, West Side Rag reported. The article said police determined he was trying to cross the parkway from west to east when he was fatally injured in a collision involving at least two vehicles; one operator fled.
EMS took the man to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to West Side Rag.
Reports describe the vehicles in different ways.
West Side Rag identified the vehicle of the operator who remained as a 2008 Chrysler Town and County. The official vehicle entries list a 2008 Chrysler classified as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle, a 2020 Honda sedan and a 2014 Nissan sedan. The article did not identify the vehicle or vehicles driven by the operator who fled.
The investigation remained open.
West Side Rag reported that police had made no arrests and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad investigation was ongoing. The article said the operator who remained was uninjured, while the official record counts two motorist injuries.
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